Just when they were getting excited at the prospect of signing Mats Hummels, The Oh Ah Daily Star have curbed their enthusiasm with the claim that they are instead interested in signing Vlad Chiriches from their arch-rivals Tottenham.

As transfer rumours go it’s certainly a strange one. Spurs’ defence is one of the few that actually looks worse than Arsenal’s right now and Chiriches can’t even get a regular spot on their bench. Here’s how Twitter reacted to the surprising news.